Chapter 589: 376 Wanwan involved in infringement? Aunt Flo learning by stealth?_2
Yet, this move, in the eyes of some brain-dead fans, solidified Tang Wan’s guilt of copyright infringement.
W Studio, have they skipped town? Why else would they shut down?”
“Guilty conscience, that’s why. With such obvious, concrete evidence, even the Jiang Family can’t save her, so how could they possibly let her come out and embarrass herself further?”
“Good thing You Congrong didn’t collaborate with her; otherwise, she would definitely have been implicated. At the time, she issued a statement, saying she had no intention to collaborate, so strong and firm, netizens all said she was tough, and now she’s playing dumb?”
“I heard Jiang Fifth Master is getting ready to divorce her.”
…
The rumors outside were raging, with pictures and evidence that seemed irrefutable, and after all, it involved the Jiang Family, the whole Beijing circle was discussing the matter; it was truly a storm throughout the city.
Even Shen Shuci, who didn’t follow this kind of news, had heard some rumors.
“Saying you have infringed rights, do these people even investigate before speaking? Don’t they know your…” Shen Shuci looked at the online comments, naturally quite annoyed.
“Auntie, what have you been busy with at home lately? Not working, must be quite free, right?”
“Don’t change the subject! You’re not planning to ignore this situation, are you? I see it’s only getting worse and worse recently.”
“What’s the rush?” Tang Wan responded, still a bit breathless.
“Probably just you who isn’t in a hurry, you’ve been called all sorts of things online.”
“How does that saying go? ‘To destroy them, one must first drive them mad.’ Don’t worry, I’m collecting evidence in private. Online isn’t like the real world; gathering evidence takes time, phew—”
Tang Wan said, taking a big breath.
Shen Shuci frowned, “What are you doing?”
She was breathing heavily, seemingly exhausting herself.
“Wanwan, I hope I’m not disturbing you and…”
“No.” Tang Wan quickly explained, “I’m planting trees; don’t get the wrong idea.”
“While all hell is breaking loose out there, you’re in the mood to plant trees?” Shen Shuci didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
“Since I’m idle at home anyway, I thought, if I plant a tree now, by the time the child I have with Fifth Brother grows up, how tall will this tree be?”
Shen Shuci laughed, “You guys have kids now? You’re thinking pretty far ahead.”
Lately, because of Zhou Zhongqing’s words, Tang Wan often found herself spontaneously imagining the future, like what it might look like in twenty years.
“Have you been busy with work at home lately?” Shen Shuci had been on a domestic break for a while now, and Tang Wan had seen her dealing with leftover work on a previous visit.
“Not busy, how about I come over, accompany you to take a break?”
Some comments online were so nasty, Shen Shuci was worried about her mood.
“Actually, I am older than you, don’t always treat me like a child, I’m not that fragile, anyway, it’s not a big deal, how about tonight I and Fifth Brother come over, you make braised fish for me?”
“What?”
When she made braised fish at her own place, Shen Shuci had watched the whole process, probably remembering how to do it, so when Tang Wan later told her to make braised fish, she didn’t immediately sneak a lesson but bought two fish herself and tried her hand at it at home…
She didn’t do too well, it was barely edible. After she finished, she couldn’t eat it all and planned to feed it to the stray cats in the neighborhood, but when the cats came over to sniff it, they actually turned tail and walked away.
That left her quite frustrated, and coupled with the fact that Tang Wan hadn’t been in touch with her recently and the studio’s copyright infringement issue had arisen, she didn’t have time to come over.
Shen Shuci had then shelved the fish cooking endeavor, and now with Tang Wan bringing up eating fish again, it scared her right down to the bottom of her heart.
“Tonight?” Shen Shuci subconsciously tightened her grip on her phone.
“There’s no day like today, planting trees and digging holes is really too tiring, I can’t even straighten my back anymore; you need to make two braised fish tonight, I’m afraid one won’t be enough.”
Tang Wan, dressed in a rough work outfit with durable labor-protection gloves on her hands, laid the shovel aside, sweating profusely.
“Tonight… I might not be able to do it.”
“You just invited me out to take a break, how come you’re not able to now?” Tang Wan said with a smile.
“I suddenly remembered I need to do something, how about tomorrow?”
“Sure, I’ve got nothing much to do recently anyway.”
After hanging up the phone, Tang Wan was just about to put her cell phone into her pocket when a glass of water appeared in front of her, “You wanted to plant a tree, and digging a hole is something you can leave to Jiang Cuo and others. Why bother doing it yourself?”
“Since I’m free anyway, and we’ve just received our marriage certificate this year, I thought it would be nice to plant a tree to commemorate it.”
“Drink your water, and leave the rest to me.”
Jiang Jinsang took off her gloves and put them on his hands, then got down to business. He had dug many holes for everyone before, but using an iron shovel to dig in reality was a first for him, so it was inevitable that he felt a bit clumsy.
He had just finished exercising indoors when he heard from Jiang Jiu that Tang Wan was carrying an iron shovel and digging holes in the yard to plant a tree?
The soil in the yard was bound to be compacted in some places and loose in others, making it difficult to drive the spade in. Tang Wan had already changed spots more than a dozen times, digging a spade at each—and Jiang Cuo was always following behind her, responsible for filling the holes… It was also exhausting.
Tang Wan drank her water, watching Jiang Jinsang without blinking. In fact, she just wanted to leave traces of living with him, fearing his health might have a relapse at any moment…
“Big Brother Five.”
“Hmm?”
“I’m quite free recently, let’s to take some photos another day.”
“Wedding photos?”
“Not those, just some normal photos. We don’t have many pictures together.”
“As you wish.”
Lately, not only had Tang Wan been enthusiastic at night, but she was even more considerate during the day, even proposing to take photos together? Naturally, Jiang Jinsang was pleased.
The old lady stood on the porch, looking at the affectionate young couple with a relieved smile. The happiness of her children and grandchildren was more important to her than anything.
**
Meanwhile, Shen Shuci was already starting to get a headache. She had deliberately gone out to buy two more fish and had tried twice to cook braised fish following the steps she remembered: one burnt with the skin sticking to the bottom of the pot, the other completely undercooked.
The steps were the same as his, so why were they so different?
She had just managed to put off Tang Wan, and if she reneged on her promise tomorrow, Tang Wan would definitely get suspicious. Hesitating, she still took out her phone and sent a message.
In Hexi at the Huo Family estate
The man was feeding horses in the back stable when his phone vibrated. He took it out to look:
[Mr. Huo, are you free today? I’ll come to the Huo Family, it might take up some of your time.]
He raised an eyebrow slightly—was she planning to treat him to a meal? Shen Shuci had mentioned before that she would like to invite him to dine.
[I’m free, I’ll drive over to pick you up now.]
[No need, I’ll drive to you. It seems rude to always ask you to come here.]
Shen Shuci was too embarrassed to say that she was going there to learn the craft, and the real situation was hard to explain as well.
When the Huo Family heard that Shen Shuci was coming, they tidied up the house again, inside and out, top to bottom. Shortly after sending her message, Shen Shuci arrived in about an hour…
And then the Huo Family was baffled!
She had taken out a black convenience bag from the trunk, with something still moving inside; the Huo Family members quickly came forward to help and were collectively flabbergasted.
Why was she still carrying a big bag of fish?
What was she up to?
Their family didn’t have a fish pond! And no cats, either. Even if she was coming over for a meal, there was no need to bring her own ingredients, right? Miss Shen’s actions were really…
Unfathomable.